In 2025, the era of “woke” corporate culture—marked by pronoun declarations, diversity statements, and high-profile DEI departments—has rapidly lost momentum. Once the norm across everything from tech and finance to retail giants like Target and major beer brands, these strategies are being rolled back across the American economy in response to public backlash and sweeping ...| Cruising The Past
On April 13, 1962, America's last night boat service ended as the Old Bay Line's steamers made there...| Cruising The Past
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In Septermber 2007, Michael L Grace, that’s me, secured a landmark victory with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that significantly impacted online media. His fight helped establish bloggers, podcasters, and independent digital voices as fully protected members of the press, breaking the gatekeeper hold of legacy news outlets like The New York Times. Alongside platforms ...| Cruising The Past
Larry Driscoll’s book "The Last Great Race" fascination with ships started as a 7-year-ol...| Cruising The Past
Mid-Century elegance on a 13-day Cruise to the Caribbean and South America from New York. Top-drawer with first-class accommodations, cuisine, and entertainment aboard a stylish American-built ship, one of the last ships flying the American flag. Romance in a different travel climate compared to today’s super cruise ships. Intimacy and beautiful ports of call. ...| Cruising The Past
West Hollywood's Chasen's was a glamorous world - "Celebrity chefs" will never replace sty...| Cruising The Past
The dazzling promise of Broadway and London’s West End is simple: Everyone gets a shot, and the best rise to the top. But walk into almost any major theater today, and you’ll see a new, unspoken law at work-a “40% Black, 50% White (mostly women)” rule that quietly shoves Latinos, Asians, and white men to ...| Cruising The Past
Life With Father ran for 3,224 performances over 401 weeks, becoming the longest-running non-musical play on Broadway, a record it still holds. The play toured the US for three years, was revived on Broadway, and enjoyed thousands of productions in stock, amature, university, and school productions. The play was adapted into a 1947 feature film ...| Cruising The Past
The high-profile divorce of entertainment billionaire David Geffen and his much younger husband, Dav...| Cruising The Past
A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the do...| Cruising The Past
For first-class passengers aboard ocean liners and cruises, from the 1930s into the 1960s, the menu ...| Cruising The Past
The floating palace for the rich and famous: Vintage photos reveal glamor on board the Queen Mary du...| Cruising The Past
In 1929, the German airship Graf Zeppelin began her round-the-world voyage from Lakehurst, New Jerse...| Cruising The Past
A kind of paradise used to be at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights. Built when Hol...| Cruising The Past
Over 900 German-Jewish passengers had purchased return passage in Cabin Class and 3rd Class on the H...| Cruising The Past
In October 1959, Ruth and Harry Hotz boarded the SS Homeric in New York and sailed south on a se...| Cruising The Past
Along with The Daily Kos, I was party to a significant decision for bloggers and free speech rights....| Cruising The Past